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Great quote from Othello
"Men are nothing but stomachs and we their food. They eat us until they are full and then they belch us." I would like to think that times have changed since the great Bard wrote those words in Othello, but what a wonderfully, descriptive way of putting it. And what...
The missing – Jovanna Stacey Crawford
Jovanna Stacey Crawford went missing on June 5, 1981 when she was just two years old. Sometimes, differing information is given about the circumstances of a person's disappearance, which is the case here. Some reports state that the last time Jovanna...
A day with Othello
One of my favourite annual excursions is with my Shakespeare buddy son David when we visit The Globe Theatre and today we are going there to see Othello. I love the wit of Shakespeare and his clever play on words and have yet to see an RSC production I...
The missing – Debbie Steel
In memory of those who are still missing.This is a local case for me, I remember reading about the mysterious disappearance of Debbie Steel, who ran a pub in Ely, Cambridgeshire with her former partner Brian McDermott. She vanished in December 1997 aged 37. I...
What will your kids be doing this summer?
I have always loved the long summer holidays with my boys, I never wanted them to be over quickly. But I wonder how our "cotton-wool" kids are going to cope over the next few weeks, my heart goes out to them. It's hard to believe that one-third of children...
What do women voters want ?
With all political parties trying to win over women's votes, their advisers may want to dip into a new book called If They Only Listened To Us: What Women Voters Want Politicians To Hear. Soon after the 2004 presidential election, former New York Times journalist...
The missing – Gareth Koch
It's been three years and four months since Gareth Koch vanished while trekking in Nepal with a friend in March 2004 aged 24. The two went their separate ways and alarm bells rang after Gareth failed to return home as expected. His parents...
Where can I find the best consultant for my son?
Just in case any medics read this blog, can anyone please tell me where I can find the best consultant for my son so he does not have to have surgery on his face? I've mentioned our visits to Great Ormond Street Hospital to treat David's chronic osteomyelitis in...
The missing – Diana Lynn Harris
The daughter of Diana Lynn Harris has turned detective to solve the long-running mystery of her mother's fate after she disappeared in Monroe County, Florida 25 years ago. She was ten years old at the time and had been in Michigin with her brother visiting...